Democracy and Delusion: old problems, new solutions
The Nkandla debacle, the Marikana massacre, Fees Must Fall, GuptaGate, Zuma Must Fall and daily service delivery protests - South African politics is a...
Five woke influencers you should be following
Influence marketing isn’t just about advertising a particular brand. Some individuals who have used this platform to shed light on social issues and help...
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh talks decolonisation, democracy and delusion
Activist, rapper and author Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh spoke to The Daily Vox about his newly released project Democracy and Delusion. The project is two-part: a...
Why we all deserve to see the new Winnie documentary
There is arguably nobody in South Africa politics that has been more demonised in the media than Mam’ Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, commonly juxtaposed to her...
As By Fire: Jonathan Jansen talks #FeesMustFall and victimhood
Former University of the Free State vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen’s latest book was released earlier this year. "As By Fire: The End of the South...
Animated Film Fosters Hair Love For Black Girls And Their Dads
When the internet identifies with a project, amazing things happen. A filmmaker in the United States is getting a lot of love - and...
SA’s Indian Muslims need to check themselves before going after Joey...
Comedian Joey Rasdien was dragged by Muslims on social media this weekend after making a controversial comment during a comedy set at the Ilm...
Five reasons Linkin Park’s music matters
There’s this wonderful thing about music; it provides a sense of community. You listen to it and you feel like someone, somewhere gets you....
This Setswana author helps children fall in love with reading in...
Charmaine Mrwebi (34) used to visit the library daily as a child and fell in love with stories and storytelling - today her own...
Meena Kandasamy’s novel is literary salvation for women abuse survivors
Meena Kandasamy’s latest novel When I Hit You is a wrenching story that straddles the line between fiction and nonfiction. Two reporters, Mishka Wazar...
‘We need to act against white privilege and the systems that...
In a press statement, Dean Hutton addresses their recent #FuckWhitePeople court victory and reminds white South Africans that belonging is earned, not stolen.
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All your musical faves are trash
Issues of gender-based violence and women’s safety in public spaces are always a national concern, and it seems some of our musical legends are...
Equality Court rules that #FuckWhitePeople isn’t hate speech, slams white privilege
On 4 July 2017, the Judge Thulare of the Equality Court in Cape Town handed down judgment in a case filed by the Cape...
Tjo!StoryFest: a space to celebrate the stories of our communities
South Africa’s communities have a rich archive of stories, and the inaugural Tjo!StoryFest celebrated the importance of storytelling. Professor Vasu Reddy, dean of the...
Ten reasons South Africa doesn’t suck right now – June 2017...
So we’re more than halfway through 2017, and the country is still as dramatic as ever. Fires all over the Cape, more Gupta nonsense,...
South African film wants to end the silence around date rape
Cut-Out Girls is a play-turned-feature-film project by Cape Town art students from ACT Cape Town, aimed at raising awareness about rape, date rape, and...
Guerrilla art in Braam drives conversation on women’s safety
The Daily Vox spoke to Her Shadow, the self-taught animator and guerrilla performance artist who disrupted the streets of Braamfontein last week. The performance...
Should artists conform to South Africans’ sensibilities?
Ayanda Mabulu has caused shock with his latest painting, which depicts President Jacob Zuma engaged in a sexual act with Nelson Mandela. Mabulu called...
The day the music died: Whiteness has forgotten the black roots...
Saturday was a bittersweet day as I saw legendary indie band Pixies perform in South Africa for the first time at Rock on the...
Writer Lidudumalingani Mqombothi on accessibility, writing, and film
Lidudumalingani Mqombothi is the current “cool kid†of South African literature. At least, he thinks so. He’s a writer, photographer, and filmmaker who won...
